Butter-tub



J. MQADAM.

BV'UTTER TUB.

(Model.)

No. 309,969. Patented Dec. 30, 1884.

ATTORNEYS.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

JAMES MOADAM, QF POS'IVILLE, IO\VA.-

BUTTER-TUB.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 309,969, dated December 30, 1884.

Application filed May 10, 1884. (Motlehl To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAMES MOADAM, ,of Postville, in the county of Allamakee and State of Iowa, have invented a new and 1111- proved Butter-Tub, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of my invention is to provide a new andimproved tub for the transportation, 830., of butter.

The invention consists in the peculiar construction and arrangementof parts, as here inafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a longitudinal elevation of my improved butter-tub, parts being broken out and others shown in section. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same. Fig.3 is an enlarged de tail sectional view of the same on the line x m, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a plan view of part of the lid or cover, showing the slots through which the lid-tongues have to pass.

The pail A. is made of tinned sheet-iron B, provided 011 the outside with a covering, 0, consisting of a sheet of wood pulp or building-paper held on the outer surface of the pail or tub by bending the top and bottom edges of the sheet metal over the edges of the covering-sheet from the inside to the outside, as shown. A metal bottom, D, is secured in the pail or tub a short distance above the bottom edge, so as to permit the cool air to pass below the bottom of the tub. The joints of the paper may be covered by one or more upright metal strips, E, held on the outer surface of the covering by rivets a, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. Ears F are riveted to the said strips, and a bail, G, is held on the said ears. The cover or lid H is provided with an upwardly and outwardly projecting flange, J, along its edge, the free edge of which flange is bent outward and downwardly to fit onthe upper edge of the tub. The flange J forms a cavity in the top of the cover, in which cavity or recess ice can be placed to keep the butter fresh and cool. A sheet of paper-pulp, I, or buildingpaper is secured on the upper surface of the cover or lid by means of rivets. The sunken part or recess of the tub is about one and one 7 half inch deep. The bent part of the flange of the cover is proyided with a series of slots, K, through which metal tongues L are passed, which project upward from the top edge of the tub. The tongues are then bent down to the outside, and thus hold the cover on the tub. The tongues L can be formed on the upper ends of the strip E. or can be riveted or otherwise secured to the tub. The sheets of paper-pulp 0r building-paper form a perfectnonconductor of heat, and protect the contents of the pail or tub from atmospheric influences.

Having thus described myinvention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. In a butter-tub, the combination, with a pail or tub provided with the metal tongues L, of the cover H, having its free edge bent outwardly and downwardly, and provided with the slots K, substantially as herein shown and described.

2. In abutter-tub, the combination, with the sheetnietal pail B, provided with the paper covering 0, and the tongues L, of the cover H, provided with the paper covering I, and the upwardlyprojecting flange J, having its free edge bent outwardly and downwardly, and provided with the slots K in said edge, substantially as herein shown and described.

3. The combination, with the metal tub or pail A, of the paper covering 0, the strips E, the cars F, and the bail G, substantially as herein shown and described.

JAMES MOADAM.

I'Vitnesses:

J. S. Mo'r'r, T. B. Elisron, A. I. ABBOTT. 

